This time, Gu Sisi finally left as she wished, but she was taken away by someone.
Huo Cheng cornered her. His ink - like eyes stared intently at her. "Give me a reason, and I'll let you go."
Gu Sisi took a step back. Huo Cheng leaned down, and now their distance was even closer.
"I..." Gu Sisi swallowed hard, turned her head away and didn't look directly at Huo Cheng. "I don't think we have to be together."
"Hmm?"
Gu Sisi's heart was pounding. She stiffened her neck, closed her eyes and said, "The people who should be together are those who love each other. But we're not. Why should we be together?"
After waiting for a long time, Gu Sisi didn't hear any movement. She slowly opened her eyes, only to find Huo Cheng's face right in front of her, so close that she could even see his fine hairs.
"Who said we don't love each other?" Huo Cheng's soft words were like stones thrown into a lake, causing ripples in Gu Sisi's heart.
"What?" Gu Sisi was a bit dazed.
Huo Cheng straightened Gu Sisi's face. It seemed that he had mustered a great deal of courage before he said, "Gu Sisi, I love you."
Gu Sisi's mind exploded. He loved her? She had never expected this.
"So, I'm waiting for you to love me. I'm waiting for you to give me a chance."
He wasn't good at expressing his feelings. Saying these words was already a rarity for him.
He didn't know that this little woman had already had the idea of leaving him. If he hadn't discovered it in time, he might never have found her again.
Huo Cheng didn't dare to think about it. Now, he just wanted to hold her tightly and never let her go.
"I... I don't know." Facing this sudden confession, Gu Sisi was flustered. She struggled hard with both hands, but still couldn't break free from Huo Cheng's strength.
Gu Sisi didn't know how that day ended.
After that, she avoided him even more.
She took a day off at home and went to work the next day.
"Sisi, you scared me to death. I thought something had happened to you!" Yang Qian saw Gu Sisi come in and rushed towards her.
Gu Sisi dodged the bear hug slightly and hadn't even opened her mouth yet.
A familiar voice sounded, "What else could it be? She must have gone home to flirt with her man."
"What did you say?" Yang Qian pointed at her.
"What else?" Peng Die slapped Yang Qian's hand away, leaned closer to the two of them and said, "Otherwise, how could this matter be suppressed so quickly?"
Peng Die sized up Gu Sisi from head to toe, showing a strange and disdainful look. "She even took a leave of absence just to sleep with someone. Tsk tsk, you're really dedicated."
"What do you mean? Did you hide under someone's bed and peep?" Yang Qian blocked Peng Die's disgusting look.
Gu Sisi shook her head. She stopped Yang Qian from getting angrier and didn't want to pay attention to Peng Die either.
However, Peng Die said that the matter had been suppressed. This really bothered Gu Sisi. She hadn't noticed that all the rumors had disappeared today.
Did Huo Cheng do all this?
Thinking of his confession yesterday, Gu Sisi's heart was in a mess.
With so much on her mind, she didn't care how the other colleagues insinuated about her.
Back in the office, she turned on the computer and searched for her name. Sure enough, all the previous news had disappeared, leaving only the last one, which was the news that exposed her as Huo Cheng's girlfriend a long time ago.
The thing she had cared about for so long was suddenly gone. Gu Sisi was at a loss.
It was useless to try to work. Her mind was in a complete mess. After working for the whole morning, she hardly made any progress.
It wasn't until the afternoon that she finally managed to focus on her work.
"Mr. Wang, you called me?" However, she had just made a little progress when Mr. Wang summoned her.
Mr. Wang glanced at the computer, then at Gu Sisi, and then at the computer again. "Why did you skip work without permission yesterday?"
Gu Sisi was stunned. She had forgotten about this. There was an answer vaguely in her heart, but she couldn't say it out.
"Mr. Wang, I..." Gu Sisi struggled for a long time but couldn't even say two words.
"Alright, I'm not trying to make things difficult for you." Mr. Wang gave a hearty laugh, and the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes deepened.
"Mr. Huo called me personally yesterday and asked for a long - term leave for you. I'm here to ask about your work progress. If you need help, I'll assign another person to assist you."
"Mr. Huo asked for a long - term leave for me?" Huo Cheng hadn't told her about this.
As for having another person assigned to help with the work, "No, I can finish the work on my own." Gu Sisi firmly refused.
"Okay then." Mr. Wang replied with a smile. "Since you're back at work, get back into it as soon as possible and regain your previous state."
"Okay." Gu Sisi had thought she would be criticized, but unexpectedly, Mr. Wang was very nice. He even asked if she had rested enough and if she wanted to take a few more days off.
Gu Sisi walked out of the office in a daze. When she passed by Peng Die, Peng Die rolled her eyes at her. Gu Sisi was too lazy to care. She had more important things to do.
After work, Gu Sisi grabbed her bag and rushed home.
Finally, she blocked Huo Cheng, who had already returned home, in the study.
"You asked for leave for me yesterday?"
Huo Cheng raised his eyebrows. "You found out?"
"Get to the point."
"I originally planned to tell you when the time came, but it's not too early now." Huo Cheng glanced at the time. "You'll know when you get up early tomorrow."
"Ah?" Gu Sisi still didn't understand the situation.
"Just look forward to it. Leave everything to me." Huo Cheng pushed Gu Sisi out. This was the first time she had been pushed out, and it was also the first time she insisted on staying. "Tell me clearly!"
Gu Sisi grabbed the door and refused to leave.
"Will you give me a chance?" Huo Cheng leaned closer. Their eyes locked, and their noses almost touched. "The chance I mentioned yesterday, the chance to make you fall in love with me."
Gu Sisi froze for a few seconds, and then she was completely locked out of the door.
She had fallen into a trap!
Gu Sisi gritted her teeth looking at the closed door.
Why should I follow your arrangements? I still have to go to work tomorrow! Gu Sisi threw a tantrum like a child, but deep down, she was full of curiosity about what Huo Cheng had said.
The next morning, as soon as Huo Cheng walked out of his room, he was grabbed by someone.
"You, what are you going to do today?"
Gu Sisi had thought about this question all night and had almost lost sleep.
"You're so looking forward to it? You've been waiting for me?" There was a teasing look on Huo Cheng's face.
"Of course not!" Gu Sisi immediately denied it. Realizing that the topic had been diverted, she asked again, "If you don't tell me, I won't leave."
"I'm taking you on a business trip. We'll also attend an event where you can bring your family. You won't refuse, will you?"
"Is that all?" Gu Sisi didn't quite believe that the answer would be so simple.
Huo Cheng nodded sincerely. "It's true. You can hold my hand all the time, but it's a bit inconvenient for me to get dressed like this."
"..." Gu Sisi glanced at his pajamas and let go of his hand. "I haven't agreed to go with you yet."
Sister Hu walked in. "Young master, young mistress, the plane tickets are ready. You can go to the airport at any time."
"Okay, I see."
After Sister Hu left, Huo Cheng raised his eyebrows. "Time's up."
"What does that have to do with me..."
Before she could finish her sentence, she was already being carried out of the house.